This week, the House Aging, Children and Youth, Legislative and Military Affairs Committee reviewed a vital report from the Division of Children and Family Services (DCFS) regarding family preservation services. The data presented painted a hopeful picture of progress in our efforts to support Arkansas families and protect our children.
The 2024 Miss McDougal Beauty Pageants were held on Saturday, August 31st at the McDougal Labor Day Picnic. All proceeds from the McDougal pageants go toward the maintenance of the Post Oak Cemetery. All winners received a crown, sash, and trophy plate. In the Miss McDougal division, Queen Mabrey Patrick received a scholarship for 3 Credit Hours from Black River Technical College. 1st Alternate - Jaycee McMillian received $100 and 2nd Alternate - Chloe Hendrix was awarded $100. Photos courtesy/Nikki Stadler
The American Dream, particularly after the Great Depression, for a long time was to own a nice car, a big house, luxury vacations and expensive clothes. Those were the ultimate status symbols to indicate that people had “made it”. And I guess for some people those may still be their life goals. Chasing those types of riches can lead to soulless endeavors in the end. Some people believe retail therapy soothes their soul, but after the purchases are made and the new wears off, a vacant feeling can creep in.
With $1,300, a broke side-by-side, and the will to travel across the United States in order to create a life rich with experiences, a family of four from Elko, Nevada rode their horses into Corning on Thursday, Sept. 5. The White family spent the night at Kirby’s Lost Acres, owned by Jerry and Joyce Kirby.
On Friday, August 30th, we played Brinkley in our home opener. Again, we came out fast, scoring on our first 6 possessions.
LITTLE ROCK – The state has begun a new campaign to make people aware of the variety of Medicaid services for which they may be eligible, especially if someone in their family has a disability. The intent is to help people with disabilities live more independently by getting services in their own home or in their local community, rather than in an institutional setting such as a longterm care facility or a hospital.
It’s still more than four months away, but lawmakers are gearing up for the 2025 Regular Session. That session—the second under Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders—is set to begin at noon Monday, January 13.
Arkansas elected officials and prominent citizens like to talk proudly of their Christian faith. The real question is “are we living up to the faith we profess”? Especially when we consider Matthew 25: 44-45, which says, “Then they also will answer, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to you?’ Then he will answer them, saying, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to me.’” When I wrote my previous piece on food insecurity in Arkansas (literally just two months ago), I knew we were facing a serious problem. We were ranked the second worst food-insecure states in the nation, with one in four children going to bed hungry each night. But the most recent data from the USDA has delivered a harsh reality: things have gotten worse. Arkansas now has the highest rate of food insecurity in the country, with nearly 19% of households struggling to put food on the table. This is well above the national average of 13.5%, and the numbers have continued to climb since 2022.
Forty Years of Claytonism. Welcome to Clayton County is a limited weekly column exploring the life of General Powell Clayton, the original namesake of our county, our early history, and why we are not called Clayton County today.